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Standard 6.L.4

6.L.4 The student will demonstrate an understanding of how scientists classify organisms and how the structures, processes, behaviors, and adaptations of animals allow them to survive.

Grade(s): 6

Subject(s): Science

Year: 2014

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Swallow-Tailed Kites | Making It Grow

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Swallow-Tailed Kites | Making It Grow
Much of the forested land in the Southeast is privately owned. Today, many landowners harvest their trees sustainably, preserving habitat for animals of all kinds, including the world’s most beautiful...
Animal Defense, Movement, and Resource Obtainment

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  • 6
Animal Defense, Movement, and Resource Obtainment

Students will learn that animals have special structures that enable them to survive in their natural environment. Students will watch videos and complete activities to learn the content. Students...

Classification of Organisms

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Classification of Organisms

Students will create their own hierarchical taxonomic structure used to classify organisms. They will create their own mnemonic device to help remember the order of the structure. Students will design...

Characteristics of Living Things

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Characteristics of Living Things

Students will learn how organisms obtain and use resources for energy, respond to stimuli, reproduce, and grow and develop. The final assessment will be a project in which the students choose an...

Coyote Study with Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe

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Coyote Study with Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe

In Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, the main character Cricket sometimes hears coyotes howling in the woods. Students will use the novel as a starting point for learning more about a coyote’s howl...

Bird Survival Through Adaptations

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Bird Survival Through Adaptations

A series of historical illustrations by naturalist, Mark Catesby, will be used as a foundation for students to assess how adaptations contribute to a species ability to survive in a particular...

Seeds | Eye Wonder Birds of Prey | Eye Wonder

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Birds of Prey | Eye Wonder
The Eye Wonder team learns about birds of prey. D.V. visits a center for birds of prey and learns about the different physical attributes of these birds and how they are cared for and released into...
Snakes, Snakes, Snakes | Project Discovery Revisited

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Snakes, Snakes, Snakes | Project Discovery Revisited
When the Museum of York County had a special exhibit on snakes, the Project Discovery crew visited the exhibit with naturalist Rudy Mancke of PBS’s NatureScene. There are many myths about snakes, most...
Mr. Jefferson's Monticello, Part 1 | Project Discovery Revisited Meeting Big Backyard Monsters | Project Discovery Revisited

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Meeting Big Backyard Monsters | Project Discovery Revisited
The creatures at the South Carolina State Museum are big monsters found in your backyard. Because the bugs are much larger than the actual insects, details, as seen from the perspective of their prey...